Avon station (Erie Railroad)
AVON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The former Avon station in January 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 100 West Main Street (US 20), Avon, New York 14414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°54′51″N 77°44′53″W / 42.914109°N 77.748003°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Rochester Division Rochester Branch Mount Morris Branch Attica Branch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 3943[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Avon is a historic railroad station in Avon, New York. It opened in 1865 and the existing structure was completed in 1879.[2][incomplete short citation] Passenger service was provided by the Erie Railroad and from 1907 until 1941; this included electric passenger trains which traveled to Rochester Depot.[3][4]
Gallery
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Avon Station in 1971 -
Avon station prior to electrification in 1911
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ Seeley 1977, p. 185.
- ^ "Avon, New York". Western New York Railroad Archive. Rochester & Genessee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved October 27, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rochester-Mount Morris Electrification". Don Ross Group.
External links
Media related to Avon (Erie Railroad station) at Wikimedia Commons
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